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Friday, December 24, 2010

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

And all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a

PukiFee?

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This precious little one from Fairyland arrived just in time for Christmas. She is PukiFee Basic Zoe, and although I seem not to have jotted her stats anywhere, I seem to recall that she is 15 cm tall (just under 6 inches) and wears a 5-6 wig. The wig size is important. It's the reason I bought the doll in the first place.

Charo the chihuahua seems to be thinking: At last!Someone to play with who is more my size.

You see, I bought a wig on e-bay. It was adorable, just the style for a LittleFee, and the perfect size: 6-7. That is, it was supposed to be a 6-7. In actuality, it was more like a -6. (I know, there is no such size, but that is how it fit.) None of my dolls could wear it. I tried it on every Little and every MSD known to wear a 6-7, and it did not fit a single one of them -- not even Rosette Marguerite, who has a smaller head than the others.

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PukiFee Zoe with LittleFee Ante Elf. The
family resemblance includes elf ears.

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Now some people would return a wig that doesn't fit. The thing is, I really really liked it. It's good quality -- it's just a tad small. And I didn't want to mail it overseas, as I would end up paying more in postage than the wig cost originally. So I did what any other bjd-fanatic would do in such a case -- I ordered a doll to fit the wig!

As I didn't feel like waiting two months for a doll to come from Korea, I ordered an in-stock doll from Denver Doll Emporium. Zoe arrived within the week. I knew there wasn't time to get a pattern and sew something before then, so I ordered an outfit at the same time. So, I can't take credit for the little pink bloomers and white bib. There is a hair bow, too, but as the wig already came with a pink ribbon, I haven't tried it on her yet.

A new charge for nursemaide Marguerite.

The irony of it all is that the wig is a bit large for Zoe. (What size is this thing?) I'm hoping that a wig cap will help keep it on her head. Even so, it's a lot of hair for a little girl. She already has a large head compared to her body. It makes her top-heavy. I will eventually buy her a wig that is more to scale. I'm hanging onto the red wig anyway. Who knows? Someday a doll will arrive at Resin Corner and find it a perfect fit.